Spreading of Buddhism + Christianity Beginning-1450 BCE

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Origin of Buddhism-Originated in Northeastern India around the 6th century BCE-Buddhism is based on the values of Prince Siddhartha, who spend a lot of his life traveling to spread wisdom. He soon gathered followers, and his teachings and customs began to spread.-Decline of Buddhism in India started in about 300 CESpread of Buddhism and ChristianityBy: Meg Shriber, Isabella Pollock, Alyssa Wybo, Sean Roberts, Irika Sinha, Rand FerchSpread to China -Spread to China by Indian monks traveling the Silk Road-Buddhism became known to the Chinese during the latter part of the Han Dynasty (150 CE)-Took about a century to become completely assimilated into Chinese culture-The Chinese began to add concepts of Daoism to their Buddhist beliefs-They started to teach Buddhism in schools, and Buddhism eventually became more socially popular than Daoism Spread to KoreaSpread to JapanOrigin of Christianity-Buddhism started being introduced to the Japanese from about 538-552 CE by Korean traders-The religion had a lasting effect, and the Japanese built temples, painted pictures and produced other products representing their Buddhist practices-Became the faith of all classes in the Kamakura Period of 1185-1333 BC-Formed the Zen branch of Buddhism-Christianity originated in Jerusalem

Spread to Europe-Christianity was spread to many different cities in Europe by missionaries who dedicated their lives to spreading their beliefs and religion.-Missionaries would go to many cities in Europe and preach the word of God. -Paul was one of the first and most important missionaries who later became a disciple of Jesus Christ.

-Christianity originated from Jerusalem in the 1st century C.E.-It was first started by Paul, an apostle of Jesus who helped spread Jesus's wisdom after his death.

-Introduced in Korea by China in 372 CE-Koreans incorporated concepts of the local religion, Shamanism, into Buddhism-The gods Sanshin, Toksong and Chilsong became part of Korean buddhism-Flourished from 918-1392 CE during the Goryeo Dynasty-During the Joseon Dynasty of 1392-1910 BC, Buddhists were exiled from Korea and Buddhism was outlawed in the cities-During the Japanese Colonial Period of 1910-1945, Buddhism was finally accepted back into Korea, but there was conflict between Japanese Buddhists and "true Korean" BuddhistsSpread of Christianity to Rome -Christianity was spread to Rome by missionaries, but at first Christianity was looked down upon by the Romans, and Christians were often severely punished for their religious beliefs. -Christians were often punished by death in the Colosseum. -Christianity became legal and the persecution of it was ended when Emperor Constantine converted in 312 CE.-This conversion made it a dominant religion even after his reign (the Roman Empire controlled much of western Europe).Spread to Vietnam-Introduced in 200 CE by Chinese and Indian monks-In 939 CE, the Chinese were exiled from Vietnam, and Buddhism became fully supported-During the Ly Dynasty of 1010 to 1214 CE, Buddism was made a state religion-The Vietnamese stopped considering Buddhism an imported religion, and began to add their own beliefs and develop different branches Spread to Thailand-Introduced in 300 CE by the Indian King Asoka's monks-Became accepted and began to spread throughout Thailand during the Mahayana period-Began to develop their own branches of Buddhism